Washington

Washington

• Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

  A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin ... 

• 37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare

  A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. A grand jury ... 

• Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

  As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open ... 

• Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

  Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it. Sprint upped its ... 

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  Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

  Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file ... 

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  Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

  The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants ... 

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  Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

  Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for ... 

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  FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

  Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters ... 

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  Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin suspended 4 games

  Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated ... 

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  Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

  Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being ... 

• Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings

  An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress ... 

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  Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot

  Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters ... 

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  Donovan left off roster for World Cup qualifiers

  Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month. But American coach Jurgen ... 

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  AP PHOTOS: Path to legal pot a long, wild trip

  It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state ... 

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  Afghans tell of US soldier's killing rampage

  Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her ... 

• Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru

  A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant ... 

• Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death

  A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is ... 

• New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans

  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that "Indian education is embarrassing" as she laid out her priorities on issues ... 

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  Hagel informed Obama of latest sex abuse case

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent ... 

• NKorea: American starts life at 'special prison'

  An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a ... 

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  Man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car

  A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on ... 

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  Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

  Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind 

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  Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call

  The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ... 

• AP Source: Hansen adds backup offer to Kings sale

  If the NBA Board of Governors denies the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle group seeking to purchase the franchise has ... 

• Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board

  President Barack Obama says he will nominate former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The independent agency ...